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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'Save the polar bears' and 'Stop Global Warming!' against solid backgrounds

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'Save the polar bears' and 'Stop Global Warming!' against solid backgrounds

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'Save the polar bears' and 'Stop Global Warming!' against solid backgrounds. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • Save the polar bears
  • Stop Global Warming!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809061140111082989683
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/38/38e76945faa9a17a70f072c9b095f116966ccba49f9c4849224c1ef30fcd2dbd.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
38e76945faa9a17a
SHA-256
38e76945faa9a17a70f072c9b095f116966ccba49f9c4849224c1ef30fcd2dbd
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200809061140111082989683
Archive entry
200809061140111082989683.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809061140111082989683.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809061140111082989683.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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